Fleming Middle School

Alexander Fleming Middle School is a public junior high school located in Walnut Street, Lomita, California. Named after Sir Alexander Fleming, the school first opened as Narbonne High school before opening its doors in 1957 as Fleming Middle School. Fleming junior high is part of Local District 8 of the Los Angeles Unified School District and offers secondary education for 6th through 8th graders following a traditional single track calendar year. The school's total enrollees are at approximately 2013 students.

School Statistics

87% of Fleming Middle School's teachers have full teaching credentials, while 11% have emergency credentials. They also compile for an average of 7 years in teaching experience as a group, with 7 average years teaching in the district. 15% of the Fleming faculty are first year teachers.

The school's average class size is 33 for grade 6, 30 for grade 7, and 28 for grade 8. The student-staff ratio is 126 Students per paraprofessional staff, 252 Students per office/clerical staff, and 126 Students per other classified staff.

Over two-thirds of the school's population, or approximately 68%, are of Hispanic or Latino descent. The rest are 14% African American, 10% White, 4% Filipino, 3% Asian, 1% Pacific Islander, and less than 1% American Indian.